What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Finished up my homemade spare tire carrier for the bed for my 285. It's been a long process from design to welding the finishing pieces. It's removable and has a hinge that allows it to be elevated and the bed to be used. Stole the idea from a thread on this wonderful forum. Needs some paint and then it's finally done!

 

That is freakin awesome

 

Aren't weather tech mats digitally formed or some Shit?

 

Supposed to be laser formed or something, makes me wonder though how often they remeasure cause the 2nd Gen hasn't changed much. I just know in my 13 there's a gap at the kick panel. Hoping summer heat will bring it out.

 

Does the hinge lock? If not I foresee that tire becoming a heavy fast moving projectile in an accident...

 

That is cool

 

I highly recommend getting a tailgate reinforcement. I don't carry an thing heavy in my bed but I some how still bent some of the brackets in the tailgate.

 

Tacoma tailgate=pos

 

I had tiller loaded up earlier today & put tailgate on after it was loaded. No problems but ivw heard of this issue from others. Reinforced tailgate is in my Future

 

Me too I noticed just standing on the tailgate it bends with my weight.

 

I took the plastic off to examine the pre-wired tailgate handle camera & noticed its a different & a lot thinner plastic then the bed!

 

Yea I'm gonna end up getting that metal plate that replaces the cappy plastic.

 

The only difference to me was the price. I hear ppl say the weathers feel more plastic and husky more rubber.

 

You can replace the husky label???? Where can I find the TRD one?

 

Maybe that's why the pic of the husky look tighter? Rubber = more flex.

 

Some point this summer gonna order one through mobtown off-road locally here in MD so I can pick it up cuz shipping would be a bitch! Haha

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/index.php?threads/407112/

It's for weathertechs, but might want to see if you can get measurements.

 

Loaded the bike up an drove back from Cali

 

Thanks mrlee

 

Yup, mines about 4 1/2in by 1 3/8.

If I read it correctly, eyes going buggy getting late for this old guy